no that's the best customer for gyms. The ACTUAL way gyms make money is by heavily over subscribing a fixed amount of resources (machines/benches/space). You finding some random time to go to the gym instead of just canceling has barely any marginal cost over some one just not going and you'll talk positively about having a membership.
4-5am? $2. 5-6pm? $10!
And if you can’t build a habit around using their service, you won’t stay a customer for long.
The ideal customer is someone who pays but doesn’t use it. But these people tend to not renew their subscriptions. So realistically you want someone who habitually uses it and will remain a customer forever.
All that lead up to say: the numerous PFs I visit are regularly busy and people work out there quite regularly. I see a lot of familiar faces at each of the locations. Their clientele is no worse or less dedicated than those of the other gyms.
Also, having visited their gyms in a number of coastal metro cities I’ll say that they do a really great job of maintaining their equipment.
I've been to a Planet Fitness once as a guest of someone while on vacation. It as well kept, I was able to find some equipment for a good workout, and it was pretty crowded (in August), and I'm sure there are a lot of regulars. The question is, what percentage of the overall membership are those regulars?
I'm not sure if they still do the pizza thing, but that always struck me as odd and what gave them a bad image in my book. I never wanted to be a member of a gym that appeared to be sabotaging its members. It makes it seem like the gym isn't invested in the success of its members. I felt the same way about the dentist giving me candy after a cleaning when I was a kid.
So long as the water stays hot and you have the time, it's one of the more relaxing things you can do at home. Baths use way more water, and if you don't live somewhere like Japan, they aren't deep and cool off quickly without a bath warmer. Its also kind of gross to sit in a bath without already showering and getting clean before you get in.
If you have a speaker in the bathroom you can listen to an audio book. Long showers have only gotten better with water proof phones becoming more common. As a kid I would put my Gameboy in a Ziploc bag just so I could stay in longer.
If you don't believe me, try plugging the drain on just a 5 minute shower to see how much it fills up, then extrapolate...
(The shower crosses into more water generally somewhere between 10 and 20 minutes depending on the shower flow and desired bath depth...)
Are you aware that clean water is a finite resource that we're almost certain to run out of? [1] does that not bother you all?
Even mighty British Columbia with all the rivers, lakes, mountains and snowfall is under drought conditions, right now in winter!
https://www.theworldcounts.com/challenges/planet-earth/state...
> Are you aware that clean water is a finite resource that we're almost certain to run out of? [1] does that not bother you all? https://www.theworldcounts.com/challenges/planet-earth/state...
I think a 30 minute shower contributes to a global water shortage in the same way that plastic straws contribute.
The link you’ve provided says 90% of water usage is on the generation of electricity, food, and products.
I think the GP should continue to take 30 minute showers, because even if they stop, even if every person stops, it’ll have a negligible effect on water usage.
Much like plastic straws.
It kinda is, when you're drawing it from a spring that will lead to the ocean one way or the other.
Maybe they were (implicitly) talking about shaving their body hair? I dunno - confusing.
I was 27, about twice the age I was when I finished 8th grade.